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G. L. MARTIN 88 J. H. HUMBERT.

AX. No. 804,588. l Pateilted sept. 2, 1884.

UNITED STATES PATENT DEEICE.

CHARLES L. MARTIN, OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, AND J AMES I-I. HUMBERT, OF ONAN, VIRGINIA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 304,538, dated September -2, 1884.

Application tiled October 27, 1883. Renewed August 7, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it mag concern.-

Beit known that we, CHARLES L. MARTIN and JAMES H. HUMBERT, citizens of the United States, GHAs. L. MARTIN residing at Gharlottesville, in the county of Albemarle and State of Virginia, JAs. H. HUMBERT being a resident of Onan, Nelson county, Vir

ginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Axes, of which the followiO ing is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

Our invention relates to axes and other edgetools.

It consists in the parts hereinafter described, i5 and pointed out in our claims.

f' In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of our improvement as applied to an aX. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the body of the ax with the blade detached.

2o Fig. 3 is a section of the blade on the line y y oi' Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section on the line x x of Eig. l.

Like letters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

A is the inaiu body of the ar with the eye A.

C is the wedge-shaped part ofthe main body A. to be inserted in the wedge-shaped opening B of the blade B.

3o C C are dovetail shoulders on the main body A.

C2 are openings on the top and bottom sides of the body for the reception of screw-points. E is a shoulder on said body, against which 3 5 the lugs D D abut when the parts are united. Bl B`l are the beveled jaws of the opening B. The jaws Bi iit against and unite with the shoulder C, whereby a dovetail connection is made. 4o D D are openings in the lugs D for the reception of the screw-Shanks.

F F are openings in the side of the blade B. E2 is an opening through the wedge C.

F is a screw or rivet passing through the openings F and F2, by means of which the blade B is secured to the wedge C. The screw D2 also serves as additional means for uniting the two parts.

'IVe do not conne our device to axes. It may be applied to hatchets, draw-knives, and 5o other edge-tools without departing from the spirit of the-invention.

Having thus described our invention, we desire to claim as new by Letters Patent- 1. In an ax or otheredge-tool,awedgeshaped body provided with dovetail shoulders, in combination with ablade provided with an opening adapted to receive the wedge of the main body, the jaws of the opening of said wedge being beveled, whereby the parts may be united, 6o substantially as described,' and for the purpose set forth.

2. An ax or other edge tool the body whereof is provided with a projection, C, shoulders C and E, and opening G2, in combination with the blade B, having the opening B,beveledjaws B2, lugs D, having opening D', and screws, whereby the parts are united,

' substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth. 7o

3. An ax or other edge-tool provided with Wedge G, openings Ez and C2, shoulders C and E, in combination with the blade B, having opening B', screw openings F and D', jaws BZ, lugs D, and screw or rivet E, s'ubstan 75 tially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof we affix oursignatures inpreseucc of two witnesses.

CHARLES L. MARTIN. JAMES H. HUMBERT.

Witnesses:

T. F. BURNLEY, JOHN M. WHITE. 

